Table 3.
Association between Bloom’s classification and the other item attributes.
| Knowledge n = 84 | Comprehension n = 34 | Application n = 46 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inferentiala | 49 (58.3) | 6 (17.6) | 30 (65.2) | <0.001 |
| Notaa | 31 (36.9) | 4 (11.8) | 7 (15.2) | 0.003 |
| 5-optionsa | 73 (86.9) | 30 (88.2) | 40 (87.0) | 0.979 |
| Item r-PBb | 0.35 (0.1) | 0.36 (0.1) | 0.36 (0.1) | 0.891 |
| P-valueb | 57.1c (20.3) | 59.9c (15.3) | 46.8d (14.9) | 0.002 |
| DE1b | 64.9c (23.6) | 65.0 (25.4) | 77.0d (21.3) | 0.013 |
| DE2b | 69.1c (24.4) | 68.1c (23.6) | 84.4d (23.7) | 0.001 |
| DE1r = 1a | 50 (59.5) | 18 (52.9) | 35 (76.1) | 0.071 |
| DE2r = 1a | 54 (64.3) | 21 (61.8) | 41 (89.1) | <0.005 |
(a) number of items and columns percentages (in brackets); P in the last column is the p-value associated with the χ2 statistics; (b) means and standard deviations (in brackets); P in the last column is the p-value associated with the one-way ANOVA; different letters (c and d) mean that the difference was statistically significant in the Bonferroni post hoc analysis.